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Early Post Time Saturday at Delta Downs for Lee Berwick Trials
Lassie Futurity winner Louisiana Jewels will run in Saturday's Lee Berwick trials at Delta Downs Another notable contender is Rdd Lajollanfastdash from the barn of trainer Willie Simien Jr. The speedy gray won the first official futurity of 201 ...
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SOUTHLAND recap - Round 2 of the Southland Derby is in the books
Round 2 of the 2016 SOUTHLAND DERBY highlighted the program for Thursday evening and while the favorites won some races, we did see several greyhounds that were able to pull off a few upsets. Of the 18 races on tap, 11 of them were stakes races and ...
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Poker comes up tough with trio of Grade 1 winners
A talented group of six runners will line up on Saturday in the $300,000 Poker Stakes (G3) at Belmont Park.
Obviously is the 9-5 favorite on the morning-line in the one-mile turf test but won’t have an easy time of it while going up against the ...
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Qemah reigns in Coronation Stakes
Edited Press Release
Jean Claude Rouget secured back-to-back victories in the Coronation Stakes (Eng-G1) following the decisive 1 3/4-length victory of the Gregory Benoist-ridden Qemah on Friday.
The daughter of Danehill Dancer traveled nicel ...
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Quiet Reflection makes some noise in Commonwealth Cup
Edited Press Release
Trainer Karl Burke was delighted with the performance of Quiet Refection, who was given a very confident ride by jockey Dougie Costello when running out a one-length winner of the Commonwealth Cup (Eng-G1) at Royal Ascot Fri ...
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Nyquist breezes half-mile in return to worktab
Edited Press Release
At his home base of Santa Anita Friday morning, Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Nyquist had his first workout since returning last Sunday from Baltimore where the son of Uncle Mo, trained by Doug O'Neill for Paul and Zillah Red ...
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Across the Stars shines in King Edward VII Stakes
Edited Press Release
Sir Michael Stoute registered his 74th winner at Royal Ascot, one away from equaling Sir Henry Cecil's all-time record of 75 winners, courtesy of 7-1 shot Across the Stars in Friday’s King Edward VII Stakes (Eng-G2).
Havi ...
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Brave Anna proves best in Albany Stakes
Edited Press Release
Aidan O'Brien scored his 52nd Royal Ascot winner when Brave Anna took the first race on Friday, the Albany Stakes (Eng-G3), going six furlongs with Seamus Heffernan aboard.
The War Front filly is owned and bred by Coolmor ...
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bestbet Weekend Feature Races
Another great weekend of racing is upon us here at bestbet Jacksonville. Loads of top grade talent on tap from rising stars, to stakes winners, to track record holders. If you like early speed, we have you covered. If you like closers, we have you c ...
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Monday card at Harrington Raceway features second DSBF elims
Monday evening Harrington Raceway will host the second round of eliminations of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund for three-year-old pacing colts and geldings as the opening round winners look to secure their spot in the $100,000 DSBF final on ...
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Saturday night card at Mohawk Raceway offers numerous stakes
It might be too far early in the season to begin crowning division champions, something generally reserved for the Breeders Crown races, but this Saturday night's card at Mohawk Raceway in Toronto, Canada, could get the argument started in several di ...
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Six try their luck against Songbird in Summertime Oaks
Up to this point, Fox Hill Farms’ champion Songbird has made seven starts and romped on each occasion to the wire.
The dark bay filly doesn’t look to have much of a challenge on Saturday either as she lines up as part of the seven-filly field ente ...
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Hawkbill swoops for Tercentenary score
Edited Press Release
Trainer Charlie Appleby was delighted with the performance of Hawkbill, who gave the trainer his second Royal Ascot success when running out a 1 1/4-length winner of the Tercentenary Stakes (Eng-G3) Thursday afternoon.
Jo ...
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Prince of Lir rules Norfolk
Edited Press Release
Jockey Luke Morris was all smiles after he registered his first Royal Ascot win when piloting Prince of Lir to a half-length victory in the Norfolk Stakes (Eng-G1) going five furlongs Thursday afternoon.
"It's an unbeliev ...
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Even Song gives O’Brien 50th Royal Ascot win with Ribblesdale victory
Edited Press Release
Aidan O'Brien reached a significant milestone on Thursday at Royal Ascot.
Even Song gave her Ballydoyle trainer his 50th Royal Ascot victory when running out an impressive 1 1/2-length winner of the Ribblesdale Stakes (En ...
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Order of St George prevails in Gold Cup
Edited Press Release
Order of St George overcame trouble to provide trainer Aidan O'Brien a record seventh success in Thursday’s Gold Cup (Eng-G1) in honor of Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday at Royal Ascot.
Sent off the 10-11 favorite, the Ir ...
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Thursday night plays at Churchill Downs
It's a hot night in Louisville, but not as hot as these picks for the eight-race Thursday night card at Churchill Downs featuring a $560,991 carryover in the Single^6 jackpot carryover.
I'll stop short of calling my top pick, #1 Golden Point, my b ...
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Creator’s connections spot on in Belmont Stakes planning
by Dick Powell
Well, the Triple Crown is over and we saw three different colts win each leg. All seem to be fine physically for the second half of the year and there are some promising three-year-olds who will be heard from before the year is out. ...
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Million-Dollar North America Cup Leads Mohawk Menu Of Stakes; More Maturity Trotters On The Move
June 18 is the $1-million North America Cup for glamour-boy pacers at Mohawk. Last week the two eliminations to decide the field were filled with form, assuring the top colts from the division thus far will be soaring for the big bucks.
The “C ...
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Colts Clash In Goodtimes, Empire Breeders Classics And Sires Stakes; Filly Foes Joust, Too
Hambletonian prospects continue down the Hambletonian Trail Saturday, June 18 in the $268,000 Goodtimes Trot at Mohawk Racetrack, as well as the lucrative Empire Breeders Classic (EBC) final on Sunday, June 19 at Vernon Downs. “Oaks” hopefuls will al ...
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Father's Day and the Races
Dad and I at Arlington Park, 1995 My dad got sick with skin cancer in 1999 and in 2001 it started becoming clear that the treatments weren’t working. He battled but the cancer kept coming back stronger. So I moved home for the summer and the on ...
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Competitive field of seven assembled for Stephen Foster Handicap
Seven runners, four of whom are exiting stakes wins, have been entered to go 1 1/8 miles Saturday night in the $500,000 Stephen Foster Handicap (G1) at Churchill Downs.
The race is the feature event on Churchill’s Downs After Dark program that a ...
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The Great Russell Baze Has Retired
Smiling Tiger - Russell Baze rode Smiling Tiger to a win in the 2010 Ancient Title Stakes. Smiling Tiger also provided Russell with his only Top 3 finish in a Breeders Cup Race. He was aboard Smiling Tiger in the 2010 Breeders Cup Sprint when Smili ...
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SOUTHLAND - Round 2 of the SOUTHLAND DERBY runs Thursday, June 16
Highlighting the program for Thursday will be the running of Round 2 of the 2016 SOUTHLAND DERBY. Of the 18 races on tap, 11 of them will be stakes races and fans should find the paw to paw battles between some of the best greyhounds running anywhe ...
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Gun Runner headlines Matt Winn en route to Haskell
Gun Runner was a prominent figure on this year’s Triple Crown trail and reputed himself well when running third in the Kentucky Derby (G1) last out on May 7 at Churchill Downs.
The Steve Asmussen-trained chestnut never left the Twin Spires after ...
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Untapable, Ahh Chocolate face off in Fleur de Lis
Only six fillies and mares were entered for Saturday night’s $200,000 Fleur de Lis Handicap (G2) at Churchill Downs, but included in that sextet are Untapable and Ahh Chocolate.
Untapable gained fame in 2014 when taking both the Kentucky Oaks ...
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Lady Aurelia races to stardom in Queen Mary
One day after Tepin proudly hoisted the stars and stripes over Royal Ascot, Wesley Ward’s Lady Aurelia brought down the house with a stunning performance in Wednesday’s Queen Mary (G2). Shredding any doubt about whether the rain-softened ground cou ...
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My Dream Boat sinks Found, A Shin Hikari flounders in Prince of Wales’s
Wednesday’s Group 1 feature at Royal Ascot, the Prince of Wales’s Stakes, was much less logical as the unheralded My Dream Boat engineered a 20-length form reversal to spring a 16-1 upset.
My Dream Boat had been beaten out of sight by A Shin Hi ...
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The Pizza Man returns in Wise Dan Stakes
Eclipse Award finalist The Pizza Man returns off a four-month break in Saturday night’s $200,000 Wise Dan Stakes (G2) (formerly the Firecracker) at Churchill Downs.
The popular bay gelding earned his shot at a championship after going 6-4-1-0 ...
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David Atwell Grabs A Coveted NHC Seat
David Atwell of Pleasanton, CA., entered and conquered the NHC Qualifier on Friday (June 10) on TwinSpires.com. Atwell was one of two winners of a prize package that included a seat to the 2017 NHC tournament in Las Vegas, hotel accommodations and airfare.
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No Dirty Politics with Apollitical Jess
Apollitical Chad wins the Ruidoso Futurity and is another winner by top sire, Apollitical Jess Another offspring of Apollitical Jess won the $100,000 Ruidoso Juvenile, the consolation final for the 2-year-olds that did not qualify for the final ...
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Three-year-old pacing colts highlight Monday card at Harrington
Monday evening Harrington Raceway hosted the opening round of Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund elimination action for three-year-old pacing colts and at least a handful of them delivered performances that would suggest they will be contenders in t ...
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Belmont Stakes highlights stellar week of racing in New York
The Belmont Stakes topped a sensational weekend of racing at Belmont Park.
Belmont S. (G1): WinStar Farm and Bobby Flay’s CREATOR (Tapit) took aim on the leader clear inside the final furlong and got his nose in front to pick up a classic win ...
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Crimson and Gold finds her spot on the turf
There was no graded racing at Santa Anita this past week.
Track Stats
From a total of 36 races held over the Arcadia, California, racetrack during the past week, favorites won at a 39 percent clip and the top two betting choices combined for ...
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Triple Crown exposes strengths, weaknesses of the top 3 performers
The Kentucky Derby was not representative of Creator’s abilities, Belmont supporters had to draw a line through the 13 th -place effort and focus upon the improving form displayed by the Arkansas Derby winner in the weeks leading up to the first leg ...
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Tepin boosts legacy with historic victory in Queen Anne
Not long after Queen Elizabeth II’s royal procession, another queen graced the Ascot turf – Tepin , the Queen of the American turf, who proved just as unbeatable abroad as she is back home. No nasal strip, no Lasix, no turns, no problem as the reign ...
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Baze expected to announce retirement from saddle
Russell Baze, the all-time leading jockey in the history of Thoroughbred racing, is expected to formally announce his retirement from the saddle Tuesday during a media conference call. The news was first broken Monday by Paulick Report .
The 58-y ...
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Breeders' Cup Classic, Turf receive purse hikes
Edited Press Release
The Breeders' Cup on Monday announced purse increases for the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) and the Breeders' Cup Turf (G1), starting with this year's Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita on November 4-5. The Classic ...
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Thoughts on Belmont Day, championships, and a series for milers
It's not quite the midway point of the 2016 season, but it generally feels like it around this time as the Triple Crown has concluded. Here are some thoughts on Saturday's action at Belmont Park, in particular how it affects some of the championship ...
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Gun Runner, Untapable, Eagle work for Foster night starts
Edited Press Release
The Steve Asmussen-trained duo of Gun Runner , third in the Kentucky Derby (G1), and 2014 champion three-year-old filly Untapable both breezed a half-mile on Monday for their respective starts in the $100,000 Matt Winn (G3 ...
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2016 Royal Ascot Overview: complete race order & when to watch
The highlight of the British summer season is upon us: the ever-fascinating Royal Ascot meeting, which fields a strong American squad led by champion Tepin.
Add in Wesley Ward’s dynamic duo of Acapulco and Undrafted, both back to add to their tall ...
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Stakes action gets under way at Harrington on Monday
While many of the participants have been staying busy competing in various overnight events at the track, the best three-year-old colt and gelding pacers eligible to the Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund will take part in the first eliminations for ...
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Overnight Profits With $28 Running Aces Action; Hambo Hit $18; ‘Darlin’ Of Filly Pacers Packin’ Heat
It was a chalk-cloudy week for the most part but we managed to get some value in a few low win prices while picking up solid place and show prices with losers from the horses-to-watch (H2W) list.
Friday, June 10 began the two-day stakes roundu ...
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Palm Beach Weekly Wrap Up 6/12/2016
We'll now get to see if Bullet can show any more greatness in his return to "The Beach." He just turned three years old, so there should be some solid racing still left in him. One thing is for sure, next season just got a whole lot more interest ...
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Neshama just holds for Woodbine Oaks triumph; Amis Gizmo takes Plate Trial
Neshama wasn’t given much chance in Sunday’s $391,826 Woodbine Oaks , Canada’s classic race for three-year-old fillies, when sent off at 15-1, but the Sligo Bay filly dug deep with jockey Eurico Da Silva aboard and just kept her nose in front on the ...
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Asmussen: Belmont Stakes winner Creator ‘very proud this morning’
Edited Press Release
Steve Asmussen, who won his first Belmont Stakes (G1) with Creator on Saturday in the trainer's third try for the third jewel in the Triple Crown, happily reported the son of Tapit to be in tip-top shape this morning.
"I ...
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Desormeaux: Exaggerator ‘struggled with the track’
Edited Press Release
Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Exaggerator walked the shedrow Sunday morning, emerging no worse for wear following his 11th-place finish as the 7-5 favorite in Saturday's Belmont Stakes (G1).
"He's good. I walked him myself ...
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Lani readying for return trip to Japan
Edited Press Release
Initially arriving in America on April 1 and having competed in every leg of the Triple Crown ending with Saturday’s third-place finish in the Belmont Stakes (G1), Japanese import Lani entered Belmont Park's quarantine barn ...
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Frosted headed back to Greentree following Met Mile tour de force
Edited Press Release
Godolphin Stables' Frosted came out of his eye-popping victory in Saturday's Metropolitan Handicap (G1) in good order and was headed back to the Greentree training facility in Saratoga Springs, New York, Sunday morning.
T ...
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Pletcher: Destin, Stradivari doing well after Belmont Stakes; Gettysburg not returning to barn
Edited Press Release
Trainer Todd Pletcher reported that Destin, the narrowly beaten runner-up in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes (G1), and fifth-place finisher Stradivari, exited the race in good shape.
"Both looked good this morning," Pletcher sa ...
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After Triple Crown 3 Year Old Division Predictions
Exaggerator - I thought that Exaggerrator was tired going into the Belmont Stakes. He still ran a great race only tiring in the stretch. My guess (hope?), is that Keith Desormeaux gives this talented runner the vacation that he needs. First, he's r ...
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SOUTHLAND - Here are the recent Top 5 rankings with the winningest dogs and top kennels
As of the end of May, here are the greyhounds with the most wins thru this 2016 season at Southland along with the top kennels in wins. Statistics can be deceiving at times but they can also provide an excellent tool for both the occasional fan as we ...
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Belmont Stakes 2016 Quotes & Transcript
The 148th Belmont Stakes Quotes
( Click here for Belmont Stakes Transcript )
Steve Asmussen, trainer Creator, winner: "It's the best feeling right now. The great thing about racing; you can have a bad day, a bad week, a bad month. They do ...
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Creator gets up to deny Destin in 2016 Belmont Stakes, Lani third
Bobby Flay has impeccable timing. The award-winning chef can whip up a meal in no time and picked just the right time to buy into WinStar Farm’s Creator.
On Saturday, that gray colt by Tapit put in a ferocious rally down the stretch of the $1.5 mi ...
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Moonist Returns to Action Sunday Night at Los Alamitos
Moonist, one of the top Quarter Horses in North America, runs Sunday at Los Alamitos. A total of 16 horses will compete in the trials with eight horses running per trial. The horses with the 10 fastest times in the trials will move on to the Ve ...
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Flintshire takes Manhattan
Already Juddmonte’s richest ever campaigner, Flintshire added another $535,000 to his portfolio with a fluent display in his debut for Chad Brown in Saturday’s $1 million Manhattan H. (G1) . The cut back to 1 1/4 miles made no difference to the well ...
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I'm a Chatterbox a comfortable winner of the Obeah
Grade 1 winner I'm a Chatterbox is one step closer to taking another serious shot at a top-level race after waltzing to an 8 1/2-length victory Saturday in the $100,000 Obeah at Delaware Park, a nine-furlong prep for the July 16 Delaware H. (G1) ov ...
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Frosted dazzles with 14 1/4-length win in Met Mile
A year after Honor Code turned in an epic last-to-first rally in the same race, Frosted dazzled a Belmont Stakes Day crowd with a jaw-dropping performance of his own in the $1.25 million Metropolitan H. (G1) on Saturday.
Rather than showing Sil ...
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Songbird breezes seven furlongs
Edited Press Release
Despite Jerry Hollendorfer calling an audible and working Songbird a day earlier than originally planned, it was just another day at the office for the undefeated champion two-year-old female of 2015 as she breezed seven furl ...
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Celestine imperious in Just a Game
Pope Celestine V abdicated in 1294, and when Tepin abdicated her Just a Game (G1) throne in favor of Tuesday’s Queen Anne (G1) at Royal Ascot, ironically it was the turf filly named Celestine who seized the crown.
Spread-eagling what appeared to ...
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Tom’s Ready alters course, mows down rivals in Woody Stevens
Tom’s Ready was forced to alter course, dramatically maneuvering his way between rivals in the stretch drive, and utilized a lethal late kick to win going away by 1 ¼ lengths in Saturday’s $500,000 Woody Stephens (G2) at Belmont Park ...
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Cavorting captures Ogden Phipps
Stonestreet Stables’ Cavorting circled the entire field in Saturday’s $980,000 Ogden Phipps (G1) on Belmont Stakes Day to win going away under jockey Florent Geroux.
Fresh off a five-length triumph in the Ruffian (G2) going a mile over Belmont P ...
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Pure Sensation sets course record in Jaipur
Pure Sensation was gunned to the lead by Jose Ortiz from post 12, set a demanding pace, and just held off another Patricia Generazio-owned gray, Disco Partner, to take Saturday's $300,000 Jaipur (G3) at Belmont Park in course-record time.
The Ch ...
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Shaman Ghost much the best in Brooklyn
Stronach Stables’ homebred Shaman Ghost surged to the lead in upper stretch and rolled home much the best in Saturday’s $400,000 Brooklyn Invitational (G2) , posting a 4 1/4-length victory. Winner of last year’s Queen’s Plate and named champion 3-ye ...
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How Gettysburg will affect the Belmont Stakes pace
Much was made of the lack of pace expected for the Belmont Stakes in the weeks leading up to the race, but that changed in the days leading up to the race when WinStar Farm transferred Gettysburg to trainer Steve Asmussen, who entered the colt to ens ...
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Carina Mia scores in Acorn
Three Chimneys Farm’s Carina Mia defeated both the Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner and Black-Eyed Susan (G2) heroine when taking Saturday’s $671,000 Acorn (G1) on Belmont Stakes Day.
Trained by Bill Mott, the dark bay lass bided her time in the back o ...
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Economic Model aims higher after Easy Goer score
Edited Press Release
Economic Model utilized a stretch-drive surge to post a 1 1/2-length victory in the $150,000 Easy Goer for three-year-olds in the opening race on Saturday's Belmont Stakes Day card.
The Chad Brown-trained bay colt pu ...
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Five horses I'm eager to see on Belmont undercard
The title is a bit of a misnomer, since there a lot more than five horses I'm interested in over the course of the day.
The Carina Mia vs Cathryn Sophia match in the Acorn (G1) could be epic. The Ogden Phipps (G1) could hardly be any deeper, with ...
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A Spot Play from the Belmont Undercard and my Belmont Stakes thoughts
by DOUG SALVATORE
The most exciting betting opportunity that I see on today's fantastic Belmont S. card is in the 7th race -- the Woody Stephens (G2). Tom's Ready (12-1 ML) is going to get the pace setup of a lifetime and I really like him cut ...
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Spot plays for betting Belmont Park on Belmont Stakes day
Success on the Belmont Stakes day program will require not only solid handicapping but also judicious wagering strategy, as the quality and depth of these fields means you need to plan to be wrong. You just can't expect to beat quality horses in ev ...
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'Maria among the picks on a blockbuster afternoon at Belmont
Ten of the 13 races on tap at Belmont Park Saturday are stakes, and they range in difficulty from the nearly clear cut to the nearly inscrutable. Here are quick thoughts on all of them.
Easy Goer: Not much of a wagering proposition with just a c ...
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Ten stakes, plenty of betting opportunities on Belmont Stakes card
The Belmont Stakes program features 13 races, including 10 stakes, and I’ll be picking my spots and playing multi-race wagers.
Here are some quick thoughts on the program:
Acorn (3 rd race) : Carina Mia is listed as the 4-1 morning line thi ...
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BELMONT STAKES NEWS & NOTES
The third and final jewel of the Triple Crown is upon us, and TwinSpires.com has everything a fan could want or need to enjoy the Belmont Stakes all in one place!
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Da Big Hoss joins millionaires' row in Belmont Gold Cup
Apparently they can't write Flat races that are too long for Skychai Racing’s Da Big Hoss. How much did he love every yard of the 2-mile trip in Friday’s $300,000 Belmont Gold Cup Invitational ? The 2-1 favorite finished in a course-record 3:17.29 o ...
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Brown-out in New York as Dacita spearheads trifecta for barn
Friday’s $500,000 New York (G2) revolved around the barn of Chad Brown, who sent out three of the seven runners, led by 4-5 favorite Sea Calisi. When she got strung up in traffic on the inside, stablemate Dacita swept down the outside to take the s ...
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Joking has last laugh in True North
Joking was one of the longer shots in Friday's $240,000 True North (G2) at Belmont Park, but the seven-year-old gelding had done his best work over the oval finishing first or second in all seven previous tries on the surface.
That fondness for ...
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Belmont Stakes card filled with ample possible plays
While many thoroughbred racing fans will be waiting until the latter portion of the card on Saturday to take a swing at the Belmont Stakes, the third leg of racing's Triple Crown, serious and novice horse players alike will have ample chances to make ...
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Our top picks for the 2016 Belmont Stakes
Jennifer Caldwell
Anyone who’s read my previous picks should know who I’m going to pick for Saturday’s Belmont Stakes (G1). I’ve been a Lani (#10, 20-1) lover since the beginning and will be rooting for the Japan’s star runner throughout the 1 ...
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Our top longshots for the 2016 Belmont Stakes
Jennifer Caldwell
Since Lani is both my top pick and a longshot play all in one, I’m tabbing Cherry Wine (#3, 8-1) as my second choice for Saturday’s Belmont Stakes (G1). The Paddy o’Prado colt continues to improve is placing with each start ...
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Silver Mission grabs gold in Tremont victory
Todd Pletcher’s most recent stakes winners not only helped the Eclipse Award-winning trainer sweep the two-year-old stakes at the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival but also notched the first stakes wins for freshman sires Bodemeister and Mission Impazib ...
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How to bet the Belmont Stakes
There are two main approaches to wagering strategies: Sometimes it’s about the pick and sometimes it’s about the wagering structure, and when it comes to the Belmont Stakes on June 11 at Belmont Park it’s about the wagering structure.
It’s a big ...
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DeRosa’s Belmont Stakes Pick and Longshot
The Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1) left no doubt who the best three-year-olds in the Triple Crown series are – respective winners Nyquist and Exaggerator (#11, 9-5) .
And since only Exaggerator (who was second to Nyquist in the Der ...
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Belief in Theogony at 1 1/2 miles pays off in Rags to Riches Stakes win
A mare by Curlin won a race at the Belmont Stakes distance named after a filly who defeated Curlin in the 2007 Belmont Stakes.
Theogony tracked pacesetter Milaya through the first mile of the 1 1/2-mile Rags to Riches Invitational S. before taki ...
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"Thriving" Exaggerator continues to impress Desormeaux
Edited Press Release
After walking on his day off Thursday, Exaggerator returned to the track Friday morning for an energetic gallop under regular exercise rider Peedy Landry. They went out shortly after 9 a.m. (EDT) and spent 15 minutes on Bel ...
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What to watch for wagering on Belmont Stakes Eve
Conditions of the main track change day to day or even race to race, and this especially seems to be the case during big race weeks, so we offer notes on Thursday’s main track racing know that things are likely to change before Saturday’s Belmont Sta ...
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Musings on Belmont's Friday stakes
Friday's Day 2 of the Belmont Stakes Festival may turn out to be pretty formful, but there are a couple of spots to unearth potential value.
The Rags to Riches (3RD race) is a shot in the dark about who wants to go 1 1/2 miles. A ...
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Friday's Late Pick 4 Analysis at Belmont
Friday’s Late Pick 4 at Belmont (races 8-11) features a $500,000 guarantee and a pair of stakes. I’ll preview the sequence and play a pair of tickets below.
8 th race : The withdrawal of Private Zone reduces the field to five and Holy Boss (#1) ...
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Buying into Creator
The late addition of Gettysburg to the Belmont Stakes field appears anything but frivolous. Observers can take a different view, but I’ll give my take on his addition.
Trainer Steve Asmussen and owner WinStar Farm believe Creator can win the Belmo ...
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Baffert, Zayats reminisce about American Pharoah
By RON FLATTER
ELMONT, New York – If last year’s historic, drought-breaking Triple Crown had been a blockbuster movie, American Pharoah’s name would have been above the title – the first name seen in the trailer.
Right behind him would have b ...
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Majestic Harbor readies for Stephen Foster with five-furlong bullet move
Edited Press Release
Gallant Stables’ eight-year-old Majestic Harbor, the 13-1 surprise runaway winner of the Alysheba (G2) on Kentucky Oaks Day, readied for his engagement in the $500,000 Stephen Foster Handicap (G1) with a five-furlong breeze ...
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Filly and Sire off to fast starts as Bode’s Dream wins Astoria
Bodemeister never raced as a two-year-old, but his first filly to race is showcasing her sire’s brilliance.
After winning her career debut on May 11 at Gulfstream Park by 3 3/4 lengths at odds of 1-5, Bode’s Dream captured the $197,000 Astoria St ...
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Zindaya doubles up in Intercontinental; Suffused reigns in Coronation
The owner, trainer, and jockey had changed since this time a year ago, but Zindaya was once again a convincing winner of the $150,000 Intercontinental on Thursday of Belmont (G1) week.
In the 2015 running, Regis Racing’s Zindaya stalked and poun ...
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Governor Malibu blows out half-mile for Belmont Stakes
Edited Press Release
With the race now just two days away, trainer Christophe Clement sent his Belmont Stakes (G1) contender Governor Malibu to the main track for a blow out this morning.
According to the Belmont Stakes notes, the Malibu Moon ...
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Frankie Goes Hollywood for inaugural Belmont Coronation Invitational
When it came to riding Suffused in the 1 15/16-mile Belmont Coronation Invitational , jockey Jose Ortiz’s plan had nothing to do with where the filly would be during the near-two-mile journey, but how she did it.
Ortiz got Suffused to relax, and ...
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Exaggerator displaying plenty of energy ahead of Belmont Stakes
Edited Press Release
Even on his day off, Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Exaggerator, the 9-5 program favorite for Saturday's $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1), showed plenty of energy while walking for trainer Keith Desormeaux on a sunny but blust ...
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Belmont Stakes doesn’t have the same impact on the breeding industry as the Epsom Derby
by Dick Powell
Last Saturday, the Epsom Derby (Eng-G1) was run in Great Britain and this Saturday we will have the Belmont Stakes (G1). Both have glorious histories and are run at 1 1/2 miles. The similarities end there.
Federico Tesio was one ...
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Belmont Stakes Odds: Exaggerator's price to determine the value
Eric Donovan, NYRA's excellent linemaker, has Exaggerator at 9-5. I have him at 3-5 in DRF. Never had such big a disparity like this before.
— Mike Watchmaker (@DRFWatchmaker) June 8, 2016
I'll be caustic and say neither is correct because I ...
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Internationals on Belmont Stakes Day
As a follow-up to the post on international shippers in the Belmont Stakes Festival on Thursday and Friday , here are my thoughts on the raiders lining up on Saturday.
Just a Game (G1)
As a Group 1-caliber filly who’s just below Europe’s bes ...
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